THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPII WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1932.
CALL of the WEST
CHAPTER XLVII
SV R. G. MONTGOMERY"
Contrary to the expectations of ther's hand. With a squecze, who the doctor and to all rules of pulled him around until she could convalescence, Dona did not suffer look into his oyas. Asper gave hor sethack. Aspar brought her nowa; his attention' with sudden interest. from the room down the hall, news
"I hope it is permanent," she that ho made encouraging and whispered. bright, He was sitting on the foot
of her bed amiling at her in his Asper snorted but not with com- rough way when Dona suddenly re-plete conviction. mombored something.
"Because he is not your son-in- "Where is Dud? I haven't een autifully, her eyes ahono.
Paw.** Donn's checks coloured be-. him sinos yesterday afternoon."
are the most alive of any patient I ever had."
boy standing grinning at them; it
was Malloy.
"I wont after him."
Malloy atated brielly.
"You did?" Asper showed his surprise,
not.
ou knew. Stan Ball wAB what we thought?" Dana asked jsłowly.
"Knew it from the start but he would never let me say a word or "I'm getting up pretty soon," butt in." Malloy ant down on the Ile was hot and tired, Dona naounced. "I'm going to help 'top step,
but he was cager for nerva about with your new patient?"
The doctor looked keenly at her. Stan. "Is the kid all right?" he
You naked.
"You cannot help with him. will do more good by acting just as I tell you."
"To-morrow I will?" Dana made ja question of it.
denly Asper gazed at her without WAB flash- "Oh, he's around speaking. His mind
Asper's wide amilo faded and he tried to give her an answer that WILL casual. here,"
|ing back over the happenings of the past few weeks and he was check- Dona knew Instantly that some-
ing up many little incidenta. Final- thing was wrong, Her father could ty he smiled and patted her hand. not cover anything up while he was Ife was too relloved to be angry, looking straight into her face-"How and why did you do it?" he Donu knew him two well.
"Something has happened to Dud," she outd simply. "Better tell nio all about it, Dad. I won't make any fuse."
Asper looked at his daughter for a moment while he cast about for a way to tell her. Finally, he plunged in, but immediately hedged, "He took your car and went to the city."
Dona's soft lipa curved into a sutiden smile that bewildered the troubled Asper. She was actually omiling.
"When did he go?" she asked. Asper grunted with distinct dia. approval. Dona was a puzzle to him
in a great many ways. Here she was sitting up in bed looking almost happy, in fret radiant., while he told her that her husband had
gone.
naked.
"It was Dud's ideo, He got the certifiento signed up and we were to use it to get you back to the city." Dona was serious now.
Aaper's cycn dimmed a little as he watched her small hands work- ing patterns on the quilting of the comforter. She would have your through with it for his sake.
"You would have married Win- tern to save your old dad?". He asked the question, knowing the an swer.
Dona squeezed his hand. Asper got to his feet with a weak attempt at a grunt, better get in and are gruffly as he strode to the door. about that crazy buckaroo," he said
**Take good care of him," Dona called niter him.
Aaper's answer was swallowed up by the slamming of the door. She "He'll come back." Dona gazed sat and looked out of the window, dreamily out of the window as she Plans piled themselves up in her spoke. She was not thinking about mind, the most compelling one e- Dudley Winters except to be thank, ing to get up and go to Stan's side, ful timt he had made the way out very cusy. "He's chasing crazy clue" be added.
The doctor came in and found some in r envied up with her chin propped in the palm of her hands and hor ps parted in a dreamy smile. If. at and looking down on her in sur- prise.
"He may not come back at all. He int pretty permanently," Asper finished lamelv.
Dona replied with a little laugh,
- will ant need any attention
She reached out and took her in trom me,” he greeted her. * \'
i
"You can
aco him to-morrow," Asper promised.
Did that rat, Swargin, get in a shot?" Malloy was plainly surpria-
"We'll ace," the doctor was oud-cd.
it was Dona who answered. "I all professional dignity, "With you and your father both did it. I thought he was getting around under foot I could do noth-away with another killing and I
shot him."
Malloy, looked at her unbelieving- ly for a full minute, then bla grin "You fan a mean spread widely.
Ing for him and he is a very sick man."
#
Donn accepted the ruling with reservations, but she did accept
It. She had learned to have a great
un," he said and started to get up. "Don't run of. I want to nak
deal of respect for the tall medical you a lot of questions," Dona said man who served as company doctor, smilingly,
She spent an impatient morning waiting for news from the room
down the hall. Aspor came in twice
.but his assurances that Stan was
getting on well did not ease Dona's longing to go to him.
Maliny grinned and dropped back on the porch step.
my patient. With a wink at Mal- Asper got up. "I belter see about loy, he strode inaide.
I want you to tell me all about! Stan Ball," Dona said simply.
Malloy dodged a reply. ters!" Malloy asked bluntly.
"How about this felier, Win-
That afternoon Asper carried Dona out on the porch and fixed her in a mass of pillows where she would look out over the valley. He sat down beside her and gazed reto fool, father and make him leave "We were not married. We tried flectively out over his timber hold this country with us."
Dona spoke
Ings.
frankly, ton.
"That's why he felt free to akip
"Tell me what really, happened to you while you were riding?" Dona out with that little senorita from
finally asked.
"I rode down into Pass Creek," over the ridge." Malloy spoke de- liberately. "I figured he was about Asper began,
half all right."
"And found just what I'found." Dona cut in. "I tried to tell you but you would never let me."
Auper nodded. I wasn i had list tened."
"And then what?"
"I caught Swergin on the trail and disarmed him. I intended to bring him in but one of his men atne up behind us and I was coy Swergin took me to a cabin nd tied me up." Asper's eyes grew dark as he remembered.
red.
threatened you?" Dona
-kon breathlessy.
He told me his whole scheme of
herself, Malloy had said more than Dana started, theu got a grip on
she only knew half of the story. he might have, had he known that
That accounts for all his riding." she had known all the time. she said with a smile that hinted
Malloy, nodded and got up again. be back if you want me," he said as he clanked down the steps.
(To be concluded.)
CLINICAL EVENING.
obbery, then went out and net fireDOCTORS TO DEMONSTRATE (
to the cabin." Asper Lossed his,
ck eigur away,
The car Dona gasped.
"Pall came in and saved me.
INTERESTING ČAŠES
The Hongkong Chinese Medical ·
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out him on down here to head clinical evening to-morrow at the werg off and I stayed to fight Young Wo Nursing Hospital,
HAT DID SHE SEE
LINDA pushed the She tried
door
open.
to scream--could not! What did she sec? You'll find the answer in the thrill ing serial, "Week- End Murder."
STARTING ON FRIDAY.
The meeting will commence åt
to fire and keep it out of the time through the courtesy of the institu- 6.45 p.m., and tea will be served.
r." Asper stopped as though tion's thanaging director. The It is understood that Professor Jut to add something.
"Did Stan Ba# tell you ime back?" Dona asked,
ocension will be an open mecting, W. 1. Gerrard, Dr. Arthur Woo, Dr. why he according to Dr. K. Y. Lai, the, S. F. Li and several other doctors Secretary of the Association, and have promised to bring Interesting all members and other medical enses for demonstration. If this Her question was answered by a pruetitioners are invited to bring moating turns out successful. see from the stops. Dona and along some of their cases for des similar functions will be arranged sper turned to see a dusty cow- monstration.
by the Association in future.
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